A Bow Porcelain Figure of a Turkish Dancer, c1765
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Bow Porcelain Figure of a Turkish Dancer, c1765 Additional information: Date : c1765 Period : George III Marks : Unmarked. Label for Albert Amor Origin : Bow, London Colour : Poly...
Porcelain
Worcester Porcelain Leaf Dish with Fancy Birds Decoration - First Period c1768
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : First Period Worcester leaf dish with Fancy Birds decoration Date : c1768 Period : George III Marks : None - Albert Amor label to base Origin : Worcester, England Colour :...
Porcelain
Pair of Derby "Moth Painter" Reticulated Porcelain Baskets C. 1758–1765
By Chelsea-Derby, Derby
Located in Atlanta, GA
The green painted wood stands are separate display supports and are not attached to the baskets. Note: Albert Amor describes a very close Derby pierced oval basket, 8 3/4" wide, wi...
Porcelain
18th Century Worcester Blind Earl Porcelain Dish
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall, James Giles
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A shallow chip to the footrim. Provenance: Albert Amor Ltd., London References: Gardiner Museum, G91.7.43 and G89.1.1 Museum of fine Arts Houston, 85.116.1-2 Museum of Roya...
Porcelain
$939Sale Price|20% Off
Óleo sobre lienzo - Joven vestida con chilaba morada.
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado y dedicado a mano en la parte posterior : "a l'amic Armand". D'Albert. ALBERT PUJOLAR SOLER, D'ALBERT.
Oil
Figure, Sportsman Toper, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1751
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Annulet Mark. Prov: Taylor Coll, Albert Amor, John Hewett Coll.
Porcelain
Dessert Plate, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1759
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Provenance: Taylor Collection; Albert Amor, London, 1999; the Yarbrough Collection #55; the Toppin Collection.
Porcelain
Worcester Porcelain Leaf Dish - First Period c1768
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : First Period Worcester leaf dish with Fancy Birds decoration Date : c1768 Period : George III Marks : None - Albert Amor label to base Origin : Worcester, England Colour :...
Porcelain
First Period Worcester Porcelain Rare Large Leaf & Flower Dish
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dimensions: 10 3/4 inches diameter x 1 3/4 high. Provenance: Albert Amor Ltd.; Private collection label with WP 295.
Porcelain
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H 4.75 in Dm 4.75 in
First Period Worcester Porcelain Holly Berry Pattern Sugar Pot & Cover-Variation
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Downingtown, PA
Two further cups and saucers were exhibited by Albert Amor Ltd., Dr Wall Worcester, The Brilliant Years, 1998, catalogue no. 2.
Porcelain
First Period Worcester Porcelain Holly Berry Pattern Tea Bowl and Saucer
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Downingtown, PA
Two further cups and saucers were exhibited by Albert Amor Ltd., Dr Wall Worcester, The Brilliant Years, 1998, catalogue no. 2.
Porcelain
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H 4.81 in Dm 5.83 in
Fine Worcester Porcelain Two-Handled Chocolate or Caudle Cup and Stand 1768-76
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Heading : A Fine Worcester Porcelain Two-handled and Lidded Chocolate or Caudle Cup with Saucer Date :1768-1776 Period : George III Marks :Underglaze blue 'Chinese square'. Albert...
Porcelain
Mustard Pot, Enamelled in Famille Rose, Bow, circa 1753
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An earlier pot, circa 1750, of slightly more compressed form, decorated in blue underglaze with naive landscapes and flowerheads, the Billie Pain Collection, Bonhams London, November...
Porcelain
Blue and White Dish, Foxgloves, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1765
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Provenance: Taylor Collection; Andrew Dando 2009; Dawnay Collection, Albert Amor 1991.
Porcelain
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H 9.2 in W 9.2 in D 6 in
Lighthouse Coffee Pot, Kakiemon Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1750
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Decorated after the Kakiemon with the banded hedges and two quail patterns. Provenance: Albert Amor; Sotheby’s; Taylor Collection.
Porcelain
Vase, Kakiemon Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1755
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Painted in a Kakiemon palette with a lady in a kimono, a flowering branch from banded hedges, flower sprays and flowerheads. Provenance: Albert Amor; Taylor Collection. Illustrat...
Porcelain
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H 1 in W 10.8 in D 6 in
Dish, Kakiemon Decoration: Flaming Tortoise, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1755
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Deep dish of chamfered rectangular form, painted after the Kakiemon with the flaming tortoise pattern of a large central dragon chasing its tail and surrounded by a ‘flaming tortoise...
Porcelain
Pair of Birds in Branches, Bow Porcelain, circa 1749
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Provenance: Taylor Collection; Collection Mr and Mrs J. H. Marlow; with Albert Amor, Birds in Branches, London, 2000, #14.
Porcelain
Tea Canister, Exotic Birds on a Blue Scale Background, Worcester, circa 1770
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
His work is also found on porcelain from other factories; like all such painters, he moved around from time to time. Prov: Albert Amor Ltd.
Porcelain
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Large (29") Smooth Undulating White Plaster Shell Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
A plaster pendant in a smooth, undulating shell shape, with scalloped edges. A newer take on Francis Elkins's 1940s plaster plafonnier. Hanging by four white chains; with 3 medium ba...
Metal
$153Sale Price|53% Off
H 0.78 in Dm 8 in
Early Mason's Ironstone Desert Plate in Oriental Pheasant Pattern, Ca 1818
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Desert Plate by Mason's Ironstone, Lane Delph, England in the Oriental Pheasant pattern, dating to the early period of Mason's ironstone, circa 1818. The p...
Ironstone
$2,759 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 25.6 in
Classic Chandelier, 5 Arms Green Murano Glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Classic chandelier, 5 arms green Murano glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research which...
Blown Glass
$372Sale Price|65% Off
H 1.45 in W 16.3 in D 13 in
Georgian Masons Ironstone Large Platter (#2) in Fence Rock & Tree Ptn, Ca 1818
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good hand painted Mason's ironstone large Platter or Meat Plate, in the Fence, Rock and Tree gilded pattern, from their earliest George IIIrd period, circa 1818. The ...
Ironstone
Vivace Side Table by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Lacquered wooden side table decorated with enameled, hand-painted ceramic leaves hand-crafted by the French artist Véronique Rivemale with a tabletop made of polished, forest green M...
Marble, Enamel
$15,900
H 119.5 in W 71 in D 28 in
Large 19th Century French Directoire Period Painted Bookcase or Display Cabinet
Located in Birmingham, AL
This exceptional mid-19th century French Directoire period painted bookcase or display cabinet from Gordes, circa early 1800s, embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of its era. Han...
Wood
$295Sale Price|21% Off
H 0.9 in Dm 9.5 in
Georgian Mason's Ironstone Dinner Plate in Chinese Dragon Ptn, circa 1818
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an early Mason's ironstone pottery Dinner Plate in the rare blue and white Chinese Dragon pattern, circa 1818. The plate is circular with a notched indented rim. This plate...
Ironstone
$3,090Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 1.97 in Dm 2.56 in
Six Cups with Saucers, Theresienthal, Bohemia c. 1900
By Theresienthal
Located in Stockholm, SE
An exceedingly rare set of six cups with saucers, whose beauty captures both the eye and the imagination. The hand-blown opaline glass cups are shaped as delicate tulip blossoms, the...
Enamel
Blue Peacock Rattan Side Chair by Creel and Gow
By Creel and Gow
Located in New York, NY
Blue Peacock Rattan Side Chair by Creel and Gow: Measures: 19" x 21" x 38"H Seat Height: 18" Introducing Creel and Gow's exclusive wicker and rattan collection, designed by Marco ...
Rattan
$22,000
H 88 in W 47 in D 14 in
19th Century English Black and Gold Chinoiserie Bookcase with Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black and gold bookcase from the 19th century with Chinoiserie décor and glass doors. This exquisite English black and gold bookcase from the 19th century epitomizes refin...
Glass, Wood
Five Coalport Dessert Plates, 19th Century
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in San Francisco, CA
Five Coalport dessert plates, 19th century Four matching red One mismatched brown (same pattern) Each dish measures 9.5" diameter Fair antique condition. Each plate sh...
Porcelain
$1,450
H 20 in Dm 12 in
Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Late 17th Century Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a Lamp and newly electrified. Decorated in imitation of a Chinese Ming vase with a sage, roc...
Faience
Large Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Late 17th Century Large Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a Lamp and newly electrified. Of octagonal shape, decorated with oriental figures in a...
Faience
$15,338Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.47 in W 62.8 in D 33.47 in
ANTiQUE VICTORIAN HOWARD & SON TWO SEAT SOFA FULLY STAMPED READY FOR UPHOLSTERY
By Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard and Sons, Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, totally original, full stamped, Howard & Son's Berners St London two seat sofa wit...
Fabric, Hardwood
$1,068Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 1 in Dm 9.38 in
Georgian harlequin Set of Six Antique Mason's Ironstone Dinner Plates, Ca 1818
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a harlequin set ( different patterns) of SIX Mason's ironstone dinner plates, all dating to the earliest period of Mason's production, between 1813 and 1820, the late Georgi...
Ironstone
Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.
Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material.
Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.
Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is stronger than ceramic because it is denser.
On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.
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